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| Featured Articles |
Cloud Computing Proves Essential for Engineering Automation Teams
Automation.com, December 2010
By Thomas R. Cutler
Power plant management represents one of the most demanding applications for engineering automation software. Equipment from different manufacturers must be coordinated, simultaneously using several protocols. Many facilities require the use of up to a million tags, refreshed at sub-second intervals.
Control Systems, HMI Change Management, Security
Control Engineering, November 2010
By Krzysztof Pietrusewicz and Mariusz Postol
Change management and security concerns have increased as human-machine interfaces have become more open and expose process data and metadata. Security precautions need to provide selective availability to control functions. OPC can help. |
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HMI in the Cloud: The secret SaaS
InTech, December 2010
By Ramal Murali
This article presents ideas on how Software as a Service (SaaS) is an essential ingredient to make Human Machine Interface “(HMI) in the Cloud” a reality.
Industrial data now in the Cloud
Automation.com, October 2010
By Bill Lydon
Software Toolbox is now providing a cloud-based repository for industrial plant data which can be accessed with web-based clients. Industrial applications using cloud computing are starting to emerge. The IT world has been using cloud computing to lower ongoing support costs and provide greater flexibility.
Collaboration in user interface development: New roles and better visualization
Embedded Computing Design, October 2010
By Jason Clarke
Industrial devices are already pulling UI concepts from the consumer and mobile markets for their next-generation devices. With this change in importance comes a shift in how UIs are developed.
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| Product Announcements |
_thumb.jpg) Canary Labs announces Canary Mobile for smartphones
Canary Mobile uses graphical web page applications specifically designed for viewing on smartphones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry and Droid.
_thumb.jpg) ProSoft Technology releases ProSoft i-View
ProSoft i-View mobile phone application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch platforms transforms these devices into mobile human machine interfaces.
Longwatch Releases Version 5.2 of Video Management System
Enhancements in Version 5.2 include a Value Edition of the Console Recorder, a low-power XLP version of the Video System that delivers surveillance in remote areas with limited power budgets, and improved database functions.
_thumb.jpg) ExperTune announces access to Mobile Devices
PlantTriage now provides real-time trending of process variables on a mobile phone.
Other Product Announcements
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| Resources |
Banner publishes Interactive Catalog
The interactive catalog is sectioned identically to the print version, combining comprehensive and easy-to-reference product data with the convenience of online search capabilities.
Red Lion publishes Brochure on G3 HMIs
The 10-page, full color brochure details the company's complete line of G3 and G3 Kadet HMIs.
AutomationDirect offers free HMI programming software
C-more Micro-Graphic Programming Software offers high end features designed to reduce configuration time. Simply drag and drop objects from the Object list onto the screen construction area. Then configure PLC tags and assign them to the objects. Browse more resources on the HMI & Operator Interfaces portal. |
| Application Stories |
The Role of Simulator Technology in Operator Training Programs
Control Engineering, November 2010
By Al Roe and John Mason, Agrium
Agrium, operator of several ammonia plants in North America, has been using operator simulators for training since 1983. They find that simulators are a best practice for training control room panel operators on abnormal situations and other “real world” plant scenarios.
Siemens solution provides textile company with improved reliability
Process and Control Today, December 2010
Textile manufacturer W.T. Johnson in the UK upgraded its 15-year-old controls with 9 Siemens SINAMICS S120 drives, a SIMATIC 317T CPU, and a SIMATIC MP377 operator panel.
Integrated Messaging Enables Pre-Emptive Data Center Cooling Automation
Automation World, October 2010
By Rob Spiegel
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Facilities Monitoring System installed a Kepware system to acquire SNMP, Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU data for its Wonderware HMI/SCADA system. Browse more application stories on the HMI & Operator Interfaces portal. |
| Company & Organizational News |
National Instruments to Open Operations Center in Costa Rica
Scheduled to open in Q2 2011, the center will employ 200 people over in customer relationship management, financial services, IT and sales operations positions.
WIB Releases Comprehensive Cyber Security Standard
The international standard outlines a set of specific requirements focusing on cyber security best practices for suppliers of industrial automation and control systems.
Browse more company and organizational news on the HMI & Operator Interfaces portal. |
| Featured Events |
SCADA 2011
February 22, 2011 - February 25, 2011
Location: Singapore, Singapore
SCADA 2011 will bring together operational and IT representatives from the electricity, water, transport, & oil & gas sectors, to discuss the investment and implementation of leading edge SCADA and process control systems to meet evolving business dynamics, business process improvement and enhanced profit margins in your organization.
Hannover Messe 2011
April 4, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Hannover, Germany
With its line-up of 13 leading international trade shows, HANNOVER MESSE 2011 will be at full strength and will underline its global importance as a showcase for tomorrow's technologies and ideas. No other event presents as many ground-breaking innovations and integrated solutions. France is the partner country for 2011.
AUTOMATICON
April 5, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Location: Warsaw, Poland
AUTOMATICON is the most important trade fair for automation, control, measurement and robotics in Poland. The Fair is always accompanied by series of seminars, lectures and presentations which attract hundreds of specialists from all over the country.
2011 Siemens Automation Summit
June 27, 2011 - June 30, 2011
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Join Siemens to see live, hands-on demonstrations showcasing best-in-class solutions, hear from others how they have successfully applied solutions that you can use in your operations, and network with your peers and Siemens management.
AUTOMATION 2011
November 23, 2011 - November 25, 2011
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg "Automation" exhibition is the largest independent specialized international exhibition on industrial automation and computer technologies in Russia.
Browse more industry events on the HMI & Operator Interfaces portal.
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